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Memorial Day Program
May 28 2007
This year's
Memorial Day
Service is
dedicated to
General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
(1860 � 1948)
Commander-in-Chief of the
American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
America's prominent position in World
affairs today is largely the result of his
insistence on an independent American
Army; an army of American
"Doughboys."
The ninetieth anniversary of our military involvement in WWI is a fitting time to remember our "Doughboys" of Elgin. George M. Cohen wrote the standard that would become synonymous with the bravery and mission of our military forces: "We won't be back till it's over, over there." And they held true to this promise. Between April 1917 and the Armistice on November 11, 1919, over 116,516 of our finest sons would perish while fighting on foreign soil. Many others would never see the war as they would lose their lives during the Influenza epidemic. No matter whether they fell on the battle field or in a stateside military hospital, they proved to a disbelieving World that the American military was not only a formidable force determined to win, but would set the standard for all future generations of military men and women.
Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association Officers
President � Donald J. Sleeman
Vice President � Carloyn Hansen
Secretary/Treasurer � Tricia L. Dieringer

Memorial Day Program
May 28 2007
This year's
Memorial Day
Service is
dedicated to
General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
(1860 � 1948)
Commander-in-Chief of the
American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
America's prominent position in World
affairs today is largely the result of his
insistence on an independent American
Army; an army of American
"Doughboys."
The ninetieth anniversary of our military involvement in WWI is a fitting time to remember our "Doughboys" of Elgin. George M. Cohen wrote the standard that would become synonymous with the bravery and mission of our military forces: "We won't be back till it's over, over there." And they held true to this promise. Between April 1917 and the Armistice on November 11, 1919, over 116,516 of our finest sons would perish while fighting on foreign soil. Many others would never see the war as they would lose their lives during the Influenza epidemic. No matter whether they fell on the battle field or in a stateside military hospital, they proved to a disbelieving World that the American military was not only a formidable force determined to win, but would set the standard for all future generations of military men and women.
Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association Officers
President � Donald J. Sleeman
Vice President � Carloyn Hansen
Secretary/Treasurer � Tricia L. Dieringer